A letter is known to have come either from $\text{LONDON}$ or $\text{CLIFTON};$ on the postmark only the two consecutive letters $ON$ are ellegible. The probability that it came from $\text{LONDON}$ is:
  • A$\frac{5}{17}$
  • B$\frac{12}{17}$
  • C$\frac{17}{30}$
  • D$\frac{3}{5}$
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